1:72 Door with ladder S-79 Sparviero for Italeri kit

1:72 door with ladder for the S-79 Sparviero, a 3D-printed accessory (77propeller)

This is not a kit but a 3D-printed resin accessory in 1:72 scale for models of the Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero bomber. The set contains the fuselage entry door with a folding ladder, which makes it possible to show the aircraft with the entry open, suitable for parking and maintenance scenes. The part adds detail that a basic plastic kit usually does not deal with. The name identifies the set for the SM.79 kit from Italeri.

The real subject

The SM.79 Sparviero was a three-engine Italian bomber and torpedo bomber with a characteristic hump. An open entry door with a ladder brings a diorama to life as well as a model displayed on its own, and it underlines the scale of the crew.

Use and tips

• Showing the fuselage entry open with the ladder extended.
• Wash the part, separate it from the 3D print supports and clean up the edges.
• It is glued with cyanoacrylate glue; watch the clean fit of the opening in the fuselage.

Who the accessory is for

• For builders of SM.79 models in 1:72.
• For makers of dioramas and scenes with a crew.
• For more experienced modelers used to 3D-printed parts.

The accessory is supplied unpainted and without the base model, unless stated otherwise.